Lauren Laverne, the presenter of Desert Island Discs, has mentioned she has been given the “all clear” after present process remedy for most cancers.
Writing on Instagram on Sunday, the 46-year-old mentioned she can be “again to work” on BBC One’s The One Present on Tuesday after “taking a while off to get higher” and thanked the medical employees who had helped her, in addition to everybody who had despatched her messages of help.
Posting an image of herself carrying a vibrant blue sweater with the phrases “Life is Lovely” throughout it, Laverne wrote: “I need to say an enormous thanks to the sensible medical groups who took such nice care of me, to the hundreds of people that despatched me such stunning and inspiring messages, the chums and acquaintances who took the time to help me after going by way of most cancers themselves – and most of all to my household: my two excellent children and particularly my husband, Graeme, who was completely extraordinary all through.”
She additionally confirmed she had been engaged on new episodes of Desert Island Discs and can be again on BBC Radio 6 Music within the new 12 months. She final introduced her 6 Music present on 15 August, with DJs together with Nick Grimshaw, Nemone Metaxas and Deb Grant filling in.
The broadcaster revealed she had been recognized with most cancers in a publish on Instagram in August, saying the illness had been recognized early and she or he was anticipated to completely recuperate.
On Sunday she mentioned she had been by way of a tough time however the expertise had “taught me a lot about what actually issues”.
She added: “I can’t say I abruptly regretted by no means having hiked the Inca Path, extra that I now see extra magnificence in bizarre issues than I may have imagined, and really feel greater than ever that the small issues in life – the connections we make and care we take with one another – are the large issues actually.”
A BBC spokesperson mentioned earlier in November: “We’re delighted to welcome Lauren again to the studio this month for The One Present and Desert Island Discs, with new episodes airing on Radio 4 from 1 December, and we sit up for welcoming Lauren again to BBC Radio 6 Music within the new 12 months.”
